رَعىmay protect اللَهُGod مَنthe one whom وَدَّعتُهُI bade him farewell فَكَأَنَّماso it is as though
رَعى اللَهُ مَن وَدَّعتُهُ فَكَأَنَّما
أُوَدَّعُI bid farewell to رَوحاًa soul بَينَbetween لَحميmy flesh وَأَعظُميand my bones
أُوَدَّعُ رَوحاً بَينَ لَحمي وَأَعظُمي
May God protect the one I bade farewell to, for it is as though
May God protect the one I bid farewell, as though
I bid farewell to a soul between my flesh and my bones.
I bid farewell to a soul between my flesh and bones.
وَقُلتُand I said لِقَلبيto my heart حينَwhen فارَقتُI parted from مَجدَهُhis glory
وَقُلتُ لِقَلبي حينَ فارَقتُ مَجدَهُ
فِراقٌa parting وَمَنand the one whom فارَقتَyou parted from غَيرَnot مُذَمَّمِcensured
فِراقٌ وَمَن فارَقتَ غَيرَ مُذَمَّمِ
And I said to my heart when I parted from his glory:
And I said to my heart when we parted from his glory:
“A parting—yet the one you parted from is beyond reproach.”
Parting, and the one you parted from is not to be blamed.
Sol 6.1